WHAT'S NEW
2017-12-12
Granddaughter, Kirin says, “Fate got distracted and didn’t cut the strings.” At age 85, Sam is facing a new phase of life. He says, “I put it off, but I still haven’t done my obituary comic strip. Tha...
2017-12-09
We just about lost Sam after Thanksgiving as he had Congestive Heart Failure. We went to Overlake Emergency with shortness of breath.• His Aortic Valve doesn’t close and all his coronary arteries are ...
2017-12-08
These are some comforting words I found in the "family room" on the East 2nd Floor of Overlake Hospital as I waited for one of Sam's procedures.Even though I wasn’t sureExactly what to say, I talked t...
2017-11-26
Sam has been feeling miserable all week and finally went to Overtake Emergency after not feeling like any Thanksgiving turkey, no sleep and shortness of breath. A cardiogram showed he had a Congestive...
2017-11-23
This THANKSGIVING 2017 morning I am listening to the story about the North Korean that escaped into South Korea a few days ago. He knew the risk, was shot several times, and was desperate for freedom....
2017-11-19
One rarely misses a Japanese community annual summer picnic. The 1937 picnic is at Redondo Beach on Puget Sound. K Tsukamaki brags about his preliminary trip earlier to Eastern Oregon, “Wait until you...
2017-11-16
Yesterday, Sam and I drove from Mercer Island to Wiseman’s Appliance on Admiral & California in West Seattle to buy a new washer/dryer because the store is an old fashioned owner/operated business tha...
2017-11-12
My parents packed two suitcases and left everything in their West Seattle house in 1987, flying to Los Angeles. Dad had a stroke and my sister agreed to have Mom & Dad come and live with them. Watchin...
2017-10-29
Although Okinawa is one of the poorer regions of Japan, it boasts the highest average life expectancy - living to be 100 or more. One of the reasons is a Japanese philosophy "Hara Hachi Bu" - Belly 80...
2017-10-18
When asked, "What is the single most powerful contributing factor to one’s health and vitality?" integrative medical doctor, Oscar Serrallach, answered without hesitation: "having a sense of purpose."...